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Tidelands Health and MUSC Health are the inaugural winners of the South Carolina Hospital Association’s (SCHA) Capstone Award, a recognition of hospitals and health systems in South Carolina who are leaders in pursuing excellence in delivering highly reliable care, developing a healthy workforce, and building healthy communities. Awarded in conjunction with Live Healthy SC, the state’s first-ever health improvement plan, the Capstone Award serves as the highest honor that SCHA bestows each year and represents the expansive efforts and extraordinary results that South Carolina hospitals are achieving for their patients and communities every day.

Since 2015, Tidelands Health has led an organization-wide high reliability initiative that has enhanced their culture of safety by engaging their board on the issue and creating a robust reporting system for quality and patient safety incidents. Tidelands Health is a leader in expanding access and care through their Tidelands Community Care Network, a regional initiative designed to help uninsured and underinsured individuals access timely care. Tidelands Health has made community health a top priority, providing community education about healthier living and hosting events that provide health screenings to the public at little or no cost.

Similarly, MUSC has implemented a suite of best practices to improve care delivery with constant communication and rounding practices, including weekly safety rounds, daily safety huddles, and daily check in calls. The system has a special Office of Health Promotion (OHP) to create a culture of wellbeing with initiatives and activities to support that culture, including the acclaimed MUSC Urban Farm. MUSC also has expansive community health efforts that include Healthy Tri-County, a multi-sector regional initiative in partnership with Trident Health and United Way to improve health outcomes in Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties. They’ve also implemented programs to address food insecurity with Kids Eat Free at MUSC, and the Farmacy, a weekly offering of free fresh produce and health information in downtown Charleston.

SCHA is tremendously proud of our two Capstone Award winners for exemplifying the values that drive our hospitals to establish a better state of health.

South Carolina Hospital Association is a private, not-for-profit organization made up of some 100 member hospitals and health systems and about 900 personal members associated with our institutional members. The South Carolina Hospital Association was created in 1921 to serve as the collective voice of the state’s hospital community. Together, we are building a better state of health.

South Carolina makes its three-city debut on the Surge Cities listsee more

Today, Greenville, SC debuts on the Surge Cities list at No. 33--one of three South Carolina cities, including Charleston and Columbia, to appear on the list for the first time. Each has drawn on unique strengths to build its startup scene, but all three also benefit from one another's success. Greenville's turnaround began 25 years ago when city leaders began aggressively recruiting manufacturers to tap into the city's underemployed workforce and tax incentives. Click here to read the full article, compliments of Inc. Magazine.

South Carolina life sciences gets another huge boost with BD's $150 million investment in Sumtersee more

Medical technology company creating 125 new jobs

COLUMBIA, S.C. - BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, today announced a $150 million investment in its existing Sumter County manufacturing facility. The company is projected to create an additional 125 new jobs over the next several years.

Employing more than 65,000 associates worldwide, BD is one of the world's largest medical technology companies and supports health care providers in more than 190 countries. BD's Sumter County facility has been in operation since 1970, manufacturing blood collection devices that are critical to the health care industry.

Located at 1575 Airport Road in Sumter, S.C., BD's Sumter facility is actively hiring for the new positions, and interested applicants should visit www.bd.com/careers for more information.

The Coordinating Council for Economic Development has approved job development credits related to this project, as well as a $600,000 Set Aside grant to assist with the costs of road work and site preparation.

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"For nearly 50 years, BD's Sumter facility has consistently delivered superior quality products, vital for our customers and their patients, through a talented and engaged workforce. We would like to thank TheLINK economic development alliance, Sumter Economic Development, the City of Sumter, Sumter County and the S.C. Department of Commerce for their continued support of BD and our employees as we continue to invest in the facility. We look forward to the ongoing success of our BD Sumter manufacturing team as they continue to advance the world of health." -BD Executive Vice President of Global Operations and Chief Supply Chain Officer Jim Borzi

"After opening in our state more than 40 years ago, we're thrilled that BD continues to grow and succeed here. This announcement once again demonstrates that South Carolina is a place where medical technology companies want to do business, and we welcome this new $150 million investment." -Gov. Henry McMaster

"Not only does our state excel in advanced manufacturing, we're also increasingly a top choice for companies in the life sciences sector. BD has been a strong member of Team South Carolina for decades, and we congratulate them on their ongoing success." -Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt

"BD has been a leading employer in this county since opening its doors in 1970. We are grateful for their continued investment in our community and our people." -Sumter County Council Chairman James McCain

"We have long-enjoyed BD as a key component in the fabric of our industrial portfolio. This investment demonstrates their trust in our leadership, their commitment to the success of their business and their belief in our ability to regenerate the talent needed to produce the quality of goods for which BD is known." -Sumter Economic Development Chairman Greg Thompson

FIVE FAST FACTS

BD is investing in its existing Sumter County manufacturing facility.

$150 million investment to create 125 new jobs.

Employing more than 65,000 associates worldwide, BD is one of the largest medical technology companies in the world and supports health care providers in more than 190 countries.

BD is actively hiring for the new positions, and interested applicants should visit www.bd.com/careers for more information.

About BD

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world and is advancing the world of health by improving medical discovery, diagnostics and the delivery of care. The company supports the heroes on the frontlines of health care by developing innovative technology, services and solutions that help advance both clinical therapy for patients and clinical process for health care providers. BD and its 65,000 employees have a passion and commitment to help improve patient outcomes, improve the safety and efficiency of clinicians' care delivery process, enable laboratory scientists to better diagnose disease and advance researchers' capabilities to develop the next generation of diagnostics and therapeutics. BD has a presence in virtually every country and partners with organizations around the world to address some of the most challenging global health issues. By working in close collaboration with customers, BD can help enhance outcomes, lower costs, increase efficiencies, improve safety and expand access to health care. In 2017, BD welcomed C. R. Bard and its products into the BD family. For more information on BD, please visit www.bd.com.